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June 8, 2020

NAO report on managing PFI assets and services as contracts end

Important infrastructure could return to the public sector in an unsatisfactory condition when PFI contracts end, says the National Audit Office.
January 31, 2020

Plan for social care should break private provider grip on the sector, says NEF

Care users and workers should benefit from any increased funding, rather than the owners of increasingly large private firms, according to a new report from the New Economics Foundation
November 21, 2019

Call for a Public Land and Housing Corporation to deliver zero carbon social homes

A new report says the government must be a major player in housing delivery, using public land and setting up a central government agency which directly develops homes itself.
July 10, 2019

Welsh government’s positive response to affordable housing review welcomed

Following a comprehensive review of affordable housing supply in Wales by an independent panel, the Welsh Government has accepted all but one of its recommendations.
May 15, 2019

Record pay for bankers but most workers still earning less than a decade ago, says TUC

New analysis published by theTrades Union Congress shows that real wages are still £17 a week lower than a decade ago. But they are up by more than £120 for those working in the finance sector.
May 10, 2019

Design process for Scotland's new disability benefits assessment service begins

Assessments for disability benefits will be carried out by Social Security Scotland supported by public sector healthcare professionals.
February 1, 2019

Government must not break public sector pensions pledge, says TUC

Public sector pension schemes have proved to be cheaper than expected, says TUC.
December 31, 2018

Women bearing brunt of job losses as age of automation takes hold, warns RSA

Almost 400,000 jobs held by women lost to automation and austerity since 2011, while best paid new jobs are going to men.
November 21, 2018

National Gallery tribunal shifts gig economy spotlight to public sector

Twenty seven artists and art lecturers fight for employment status and rights following their dismissal.
October 3, 2018

New analysis finds right to buy costs councils £300 million a year

The Chartered Institute of Housing says right to buy should be suspended altogether to stem the loss of social rented homes.